Does the FJR1300 make a good daily commuter?

[beacher]

I'm from down in Tacoma, and I love the ride to and from work. Just have to strap on your paranoia along with your helmut every time you go out there. . .

 

[KnuckleHead]

70 mile round trip from Auburn to Redmond every day there isnt snow/ice. Good rain gear, heated grips, HID's, Hyperlites, and bag decals are a must. Oh, and the zumo for the XM radio.

 

[sportsguy]

So I'm gathering the bike might be able to be used as a commuter. OK.

Guys - seriously - thanks very much for all the feedback, the ideas and support for my idea. Much appreciated.

duane

 

[insana]

I think that these guys aren't being entirely truthful. I bought mine to commute after commuting on a KZ650 for two years for a 33 mile one way drive. This is in Rochester NY where the summers were wet, temps went from 35 to 65 in the same day, and the deer don't know what a car is. After buying the FJR I found that my commute time TO work went from 45 minutes to 36, this is good. A couple of minutes to sleep a little later. the bad thing is that my commute home went way up, sometimes to 1.5 hours. You have to take this into consideration when buying a bike. I found that even though the stock seat isn't the best, I still rode around with this big stupid sh*t eating grin on my face, just enjoying the ride. I took every back road and then some to get home. My wife would call me on the cell and I would have to stop, take off the helmet, find the cell and tell her I'm OK and that she just added another 10 minutes to my ride, keep dinner warm. So the moral is, if you have the time, buy the FJR, if not buy the KLR and get your butt home. My 2 cents.

 

[TriggerT]

165 mile round trip commute every day for me. I think that makes it pretty good.

 

[jimefjr]

Hell, I love getting up to go to work just so I can ride : ) this bike has it all freeway comfort and handling around town and just a blast to ride.